Population of compulsory school age, female in India

India: Population of compulsory school age, female was 95.13 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
95.13 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
96.17 million number
in 2016
All-time low
94.32 million number
in 2009
Years of data
11
2009–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in India, 2009–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M2009201420192009: 94.3M number2010: 94.7M number2011: 95.1M number2012: 95.4M number2013: 95.7M number2014: 96.0M number2015: 96.2M number2016: 96.2M number2017: 96.2M number2018: 95.8M number2019: 95.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in India stood at 95.13 million number.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in India peaked at 96.17 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.32 million number, in 2009.

That places India 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.32 million number 94.32 million number 94.32 million number 1
2010s 95.63 million number 94.73 million number 96.17 million number 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 70.26 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 24.33 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in India?
Population of compulsory school age, female in India was 95.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 96.17 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 94.32 million number in 2009.
How does India rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
India ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.